Development of an augmented reality interface for a manufacturing monitoring system for deployment in Industry 4.0 environments

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of augmented reality (AR) has increased significantly in Industry 4.0 applications, it enables operators to visualize digital information over the physical world. The AR world offers access to important information, real-time monitoring, support and training for operators and interaction with 3D objects. The main objective of this work is to develop an AR interface for manufacturing monitoring of two processes and display setup instructions of a 3D printer. The first process is a fused deposition modeling 3D printing, and the second process is the inspection of the 3D printed parts. The AR interface will be displayed on Microsoft HoloLens 2 to use hand gestures recognition as input to perform an action. However, it can also be used on mobile devices. This work will allow to access and visualize data stored in the Cloud, inside and outside of a manufacturing cell. To achieve this work will be integrated different tools in Unity software such as Vuforia, Mixed Reality Toolkit, Apps Script and Visual Studio to solve the technical challenges of AR.